Teen Wolf appears uncertain over what tone it truly wants to tackle. Despite this week’s episode, “Monstrous,” being strong in almost all senses of the word, it ends up coming up short due to the haphazard tonality of the show.…
Women in Film Wednesday: Agnès Varda
When you think about the French New Wave, you think of a few key directors: Jean Luc-Godard, François Truffaut, Jacques Rivette, Claude Chabrol… etc. etc. It’s very rare that you hear the name Agnès Varda included, which is shameful considering…
Ally’s Movie Review: “About Alex”
To all my college-made friends, family and otherwise: if by 27 my go-to topics are still callbacks to the good ol’ days in school, please sit me down for an intervention because my life isn’t going the way it should…
Ally’s Movie Review: “The Giver”
The Giver fails because it doesn’t try to be anything extraordinary, happy to settle for a simple retelling that doesn’t show us anything that goes beyond satisfactory. It is a classic example of a missed opportunity, and with such rich, innovative…
TV Review: Teen Wolf (4×08) “Time of Death”
This week on Teen Wolf we heard and saw a lot about the romance. It’s all fun and flirtatious until we focus on the other side of the episode where Scott is playing dead to try and lure the Benefactor…
Women in Film Wednesday: Saving Face (2005)
Written and directed by Alice Wu and released in 2005, the film Saving Face tells the story of an Asian-American woman, Wilhelmina (Michelle Krusiec), and her mother, played by Joan Chen, who are living in Manhattan and must confront their…
Movie Feature: ‘The Giver’ Interview
Last week I got the chance to join in a roundtable discussion for the upcoming film, The Giver. We got to talk to the two stars, Brenton Thwaites and Odeya Rush, as well as the author of the book, Lois Lowry.…
